tejidovstejoTell them apart

Which to use

“tejido” and “tejo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,355
“tejido” frequency rank
#46,836
“tejo” frequency rank
52191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tejido tejo
Definition Trama de una tela. Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos.

Where the eye mixes tejido and tejo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tejido
4 ch
tejo

Why the eye confuses tejido with tejo

A purely visual mix-up. tejido ([t̪eˈxið̞o]) and tejo ([ˈt̪exo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tejido is recorded at frequency rank #5,355, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈxið̞o]. tejo is at rank #46,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 52191, this pair ranks #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tejido vs tejo

Shared letters: ejot. Private to "tejido": di. Private to "tejo": -.

"tejido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tejo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tejidoetjido · teijdo · tejdio · tejiddo · tejiod · tejjido · tjeido · ttejido
  • tejoetjo · tejjo · teoj · tjeo · ttejo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tejido" and "tejo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eˈxið̞o] versus [ˈt̪exo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tejido" vs "tejo" - which ranks higher?
"tejido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,355 in our Spanish list, against #46,836 for "tejo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "tejido" and "tejo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tejido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tejido" and "tejo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapo vs tejo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list